Kenyon Sadiq was placed in the concussion protocol in the third quarter of the Jets’ Week 5 win over the Cleveland Browns. The rookie tight end finished the game with just 13 snaps, 8 of which came on passing plays.
Naturally you could look at that playing time and assume it was a result of leaving the game early with an injury.
I went back, however, and looked at how the Jets allocated playing time to the position before Sadiq left the game with less than 6:00 to go in the third quarter.
These are the snap totals up to that point.
And the number of snaps in passing plays before Sadiq’s exit follows.
I’d like to think I could offer a detailed review of this site, but some things are pretty obvious.
Kenyon Sadiq is far and away the Jets’ biggest threat at the tight end position. Two weeks ago against the Detroit Lions he surpassed 100 receiving yards.
It’s hard to fathom the Jets giving Mason Taylor more snaps overall and in the passing game. Giving Jeremy Ruckert an equal share is just as hard to fathom.
I don’t know how to dive deeper into this other than to say that Sadiq’s total snap share and share of snaps on passing plays should be higher than the other two under normal circumstances. In a situation where this team is playing without two of its three starting wide receivers, using Sadiq so sparingly at the expense of those two is puzzling.